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About Kesarai Village

Kesarai is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,549, made up of 1,326 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.3 hectares hectares.

Kesarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesarai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 208.3 hectares
Population 2,549
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kesarai compares

By the 2011 count Kesarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 208.3 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kesarai

The census records public bus service for Kesarai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaulpur, Kauri Kel Bujurg, Kauri Kel Khurd and Kavalsiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kesarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesarai village had a population of 2,549. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kesarai village has 1,326 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesarai has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Kesarai covers 208.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesarai falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kesarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesarai.

Kesarai is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kesarai today is likely to be higher.

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